Synthesis and bioreductive potential of a mono Noxide derivative of the alkylating agent chlorambucil

Autor: Schroeder Hl, Chandler Kj, Kirkpatrick Dl
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Anti-Cancer Drugs. 5:467-472
ISSN: 0959-4973
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199408000-00013
Popis: Chlorambucil N-oxide (CHLN-O) was synthesized and evaluated for in vitro bioreductive antitumor activity. A time-dependent hypoxic differential was observed when EMT6 cells were exposed to CHLN-O in the presence of rat liver microsomes and reducing equivalents. The cytotoxicity of the N-oxide was potentiated under hypoxia, and augmented further by a combination of low pH and hypoxia. Metabolic studies were also undertaken, which utilized previously described HPLC methodology for the analysis of CHLN-O loss from biological fluids. These demonstrated the requirement for microsomal enzymes and reducing equivalents, and also illustrated the time-dependent manner of CHLN-O loss from isolated microsomal preparations.
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